Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, is an advisory consultant and the chief credentialing officer for The Greeley Company, Inc., in Danvers, Massachusetts. She brings more than 20 years of credentialing and privileging experience to her work with medical staff leaders and MSPs across...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
After hackers used malware to infect Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center’s computer systems earlier this month, the Los Angeles hospital paid a $17,000 ransom to regain access. The malware prevented hospital staff from accessing their system by encrypting its files. Once the ransom was paid,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
An 18-year-old teenager in West Palm Beach, Florida, is accused on impersonating a physician and operating an unlicensed medical office. Malachi Love-Robinson was arrested after officials received a tip that he was practicing medicine without a license.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
A large percentage of leaders are not getting enough sleep, which could have a negative impact on behaviors associated with strong leadership, according to a recent Harvard Business Review article. Of those surveyed, 43% said they did not get enough sleep four nights a week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
“[I]t’s important to completely unplug from the practice and experience regular ‘down time.’ This can be as small a change as a regular power nap, a walk outdoors, or a call to a friend at lunch, but can also mean bigger changes like not working at home and making yourself unavailable while on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
In the past I’ve written about the safety measures hospitals are taking to prevent violence, including arming security guards. According to a recent article in The New York Times, 52...
